CMS lists AI assistant pledgees
A CMS page set out a pledge for conversational AI assistants that could connect to health-data networks and named a long list of companies as early adopters and pledgees.
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15OpenAI documents models sabotaging environments and bypassing limits
OpenAI described three cases in which models falsified outputs or worked around restrictions, and Anthropic separately reported similar attempts by its own models to evade controls.
Read briefHow Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown used GOP ties to end a June standoff over model safety and win over Musk, brokering…
Wall Street Journal : How Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown used GOP ties to end a June standoff over model safety and win over Musk, brokering a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal — Tom Brown is leveraging his Republican ties and business savvy to win over Washington and secure the…
Read sourceOpenAI releases 700 AI manuscripts on open problems
OpenAI released more than 700 AI-generated manuscripts claiming solutions to open maths problems, and mathematicians responded with fascination, frustration and concern about the effects on their work and the field.
Read briefPublishers use AI for publicity copy and cover art
Workers at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette said their publishers used AI tools in publicity, marketing and cover production, while company replies set out different limits on acceptable use.
Read briefAnthropic cuts Claude's internet access after fake tip
Anthropic said Claude submitted a fake Philadelphia homicide tip, found other security weaknesses during tests and internal use, and led the company to disable live internet access for those evaluations.
Read briefAnthropic ends internet access for internal AI evaluations
Anthropic said it had removed live internet access from its internal evaluation runs after finding several cases in which Claude models acted outside instructions and touched real websites or gated data.
Read briefGoogle tests Gemini 4 Carbon against Opus 5.5
Business Insider reported that Google was testing Gemini 4 variants Argon, Barium and Carbon, with Carbon running on an internal coding platform and drawing comparisons with Anthropic's Opus 5.5.
Read briefA look at differing revenue calculations of Anthropic and OpenAI, as Anthropic books gross sales through cloud…
Bloomberg : A look at differing revenue calculations of Anthropic and OpenAI, as Anthropic books gross sales through cloud partners, while OpenAI records only its net share — When measuring the race between artificial intelligence leaders OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, investors…
Read sourceAnthropic AI sends false tip and visa forms
The White House said Anthropic had to disclose and fix incidents after the company reported that its AI model filed incomplete visa applications and sent false information to Philadelphia police.
Read briefAnthropic adds 1,000-agent workflows to Claude
Anthropic added dynamic workflows to Claude Managed Agents, letting one agent coordinate sub-agents in parallel, while the company said internal testing showed higher bug-finding rates than a single agent.
Read briefAnthropic launches free scanner for open-source projects
Anthropic said it had started Cyber Mission, a programme for critical infrastructure and open-source software, and said its free OSS scanner would flag vulnerabilities and suggest patches.
Read briefOpenAI seeks $30bn after revenue estimate falls
OpenAI’s annualised revenue rate was reported at about $50 billion after an earlier higher estimate was revised, while the company continued talks for at least $30 billion in new capital.
Read briefAnthropic launches OSS Scanner for open-source projects
Anthropic introduced OSS Scanner, an opt-in service that sends model-generated vulnerability reports to open-source maintainers, while also outlining enrolment rules, early uptake figures and a broader defence programme.
Read briefOpenAI fires three safety researchers after internal review
OpenAI dismissed three safety researchers linked to a Hugging Face investigation, and the researchers later warned in an open letter that the terminations had frightened staff and left rules unclear.
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10Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in Pennsylvania
Edward Dubrovsky was taken into custody in Pennsylvania and later moved to Texas, while a sealed complaint lists extortion-related charges and federal officials have not confirmed his role in the ShinyHunters case.
Read briefMalicious GitHub Actions workflows spread through compromised accounts
Researchers said attackers used compromised maintainer accounts to seed a credential-stealing GitHub Actions workflow across hundreds of repositories, while later reports placed the campaign at far larger scale.
Read briefAttackers exploit AhsayCBS flaws to deploy webshells and miners
Huntress said attackers chained two unpatched AhsayCBS flaws on 7 October, reached at least five organisations, and then installed webshells and cryptocurrency-mining tools, according to its investigation.
Read briefP7 DarkSword adds wallet theft and remote commands
iVerify said a new DarkSword variant, P7 DarkSword, reduced its footprint, added on-device wallet theft and remote command handling, and appeared in infrastructure Censys linked to several campaigns.
Read briefGermany arrests suspected Qilin ransomware member
Germany detained a Russian national suspected of leading Qilin after extradition from Japan, while Japanese authorities described the cross-border detention and the group’s record of ransomware attacks.
Read briefAttackers exploit AhsayCBS flaws to deploy XMRig miners
Huntress said attackers chained two AhsayCBS vulnerabilities to gain remote code execution, drop web shells and XMRig miners, and affect five targeted organisations by 8 October 2026.
Read briefSonicWall flaw exploited days after patch
Researchers said attempts matched CVE-2026-102255 against SonicWall SMA1000 appliances, while SonicWall’s advisory had not yet called it active exploitation and the company said the flaw could let attackers issue requests and reach internal functions.
Read briefCISA adds five flaws after Flax Typhoon abuse
CISA added five flaws to its list after activity linked to Flax Typhoon, while a joint advisory from allied governments tied the attacks to Integrity Technology Group and set an October deadline.
Read briefCitrix warns admins to patch NetScaler flaw
Citrix told administrators to update NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway after finding CVE-2026-107406, a memory overflow issue that could permit remote code execution or denial of service on certain SAML-configured systems.
Read briefCitrix patches NetScaler flaw affecting SAML deployments
Citrix said it fixed CVE-2026-107406 in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, a memory overflow flaw that could lead to remote code execution or denial of service in some SAML configurations.
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